A U.S. Navy rescue operation is underway after a dhow carrying 14 Indian sailors runs into trouble and begins sinking off Oman. According to reports shared by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/US 5th Fleet and repeated by Indian media, the incident occurs about 80 nautical miles east of Ras Al Hadd, off the coast of Oman. After receiving a distress call from the stranded sailors, a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft reaches the location. The aircraft drops a search-and-rescue kit for the sailors, including a life raft, which the 14 mariners board. Both outlets report that U.S. authorities coordinate with local and regional forces: the U.S. Navy alerts shore authorities and the Indian Navy about the sinking vessel. The reports attribute the situation to an engine snag that leaves the dhow unable to proceed safely, prompting the distress call and subsequent rescue support from the U.S. Navy.
US Navy aircraft rescues 14 Indians from sinking dhow off Oman coast
A U.S. Navy rescue operation is underway after a dhow carrying 14 Indian sailors runs into trouble and begins sinking off Oman. According to reports shared by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/US 5th...
- A dhow carrying 14 Indian sailors sinks about 80 nautical miles east of Ras Al Hadd off Oman.
- The situation is linked to an engine snag that leaves the sailors stranded.
- A U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft responds after a distress call.
- The aircraft drops a search-and-rescue kit, including life rafts, for the sailors.
- The U.S. Navy alerts shore authorities and the Indian Navy during the operation.
S Naval Forces Central Command/US 5th Fleet reposted a news report about the rescue operation that said “upon receiving a distress call from the stranded sailors, a US Navy P-8 aircraft reached the spot and dropped a search-and-rescue kit that included a life raft, which the 14 mariners boarded”. Official sources said that the US Navy had alerted the shore authorities and Indian Navy that a dhow with Indian sailors was sinking about 80 nautical miles east of Ras AI Hadd off the coast of Oman.
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